The Competition and Markets Authority is about to verify the procedures for Nvidia's . This authority will study, among other things, the consequences of this acquisition on the market in the United Kingdom. This is a first step in validating the purchase internationally. ARM is a UK-based company specializing in the design and manufacture of computer architectures for low-power mobile solutions.
ARM is positioned as a leader in the manufacturing of low-consumption IT solutions, especially in the mobile sector: the various chips for tablets and smartphones are part of this. The announcement of the acquisition of ARM by Nvidia was made in mid-September 20. If everything goes normally, the acquisition procedure will be completed around May 22. The amount of the transaction would be around 40 billions of dollars.
The first step in validating this buyout is done at the level of the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority). It is an English organization which aims to verify all the impacts of the takeover on the English market in terms of competition. This organization has set a deadline which will be this January 27, 2021 to collect any comments and notes from the various stakeholders who are affected by this sale. From this date, the CMA will analyze these different notes and will pronounce on its own opinions. Opinions not favorable to this acquisition have already been expressed, to cite only the comment made by one of the founders of ARM. The latter is against this acquisition. He announces that this acquisition of ARM by Nvidia will have a strong competitive impact on the various ARM partners who are in direct competition with Nvidia. On the other hand, this acquisition of the English company ARM by the American company Nvidia could be considered in the United Kingdom as a technological leak. Which could complicate the acquisition procedure. Furthermore, after this stage, the positions that will be taken by the European Union , China and the USA will also have their weight.
In short, the acquisition of ARM by Nvidia is progressing but risks being quite complicated. We will follow this matter closely and be on the lookout for the latest news concerning him.
